Slides from the last two liveblogged AmbITion events now online

Yes, you can now view slide presentations from the AmbITion North East Roadshow and AmbITion Re:connected event.

There’s presentations by Arts Council England’s Alison Clark-Jenkins on the Digital Opportunity and Hannah Rudman on the AmbITion Approach and more.

Here’s Bill Thompson’s much talked about presentation about the future of digital engagement for the arts.

You can see the rest of the slides here:

http://www.slideshare.net/getambition/slideshows

AmbITion Re:connected – Event Round Up

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected  event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

Dave Moutrey from Cornerhouse, AmbITion project facilitator, now rounds up.

Here Dave shares some of his notes from the day:

“Find out what you’re good at.”  – Litfest.

“Think access.” – As reminded several times by DaDa.

You need to put your voice out there as there are others out there talking about you.   If you don’t then you won’t be part of the conversation.

AmbITion Re:connected – Panel – Lessons Learnt and Next Steps

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies
or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

Questions from the floor and  ‘burning issues’ from the AmbITion organisations:

Chris Gribble from Writers’ Centre Norwich: implementation process has ramifications over next 6-12 months.   People are having the same issues,  for example in their sector, there is a real resistance to technology and sharing content.

This is something that is also passed round the network of agents and publishers.

There is a real divide between commercial sector driving progress and artistic practice funders driving development.  There is an area of unease between commercial sector and funding partners.

AmbITion Re:connected – Panel – How does using video impact on your artistic practice?

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected  event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

Panel discussion featuring Jamie Wooldridge from Ludus Dance (LD), Andy Darby from Litfest (LF) and a lady from Hoi Polloi (HP) whose name I couldn’t catch (Update: Louise Coles).

Q from the floor: Hannah Rudman asks how the organisation’s deal with people’s expectations of the live event having watched pre-recorded video on the web.

A: LF – It’s about encouraging audiences to recognise differences.  Live performances create something very different from books in his particular sector, for example.

AmbITion Re:connected – Hoi Polloi Case Study

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected  event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

Next up is a video featuring Simon Bedford from Hoi Polloi Theatre who are currently touring their show, Floating in Australia.

They are using the magic of online video to communicate with us.

Filmed yesterday and uploaded to YouTube yesterday.

On the road to Tasmania.  See more at the Hoi Polloi website.

The new website is a way of pulling together all their social media content.

Blog runs through Blogger.  Updated once or twice a week.

Will be posting this video on there.

AmbITion Re:connected – Ludus Dance Case Study

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected  event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

Jamie Wooldridge from Ludus Dance is now sharing how Ludus is using film to engage with dance audiences.

Ludus Dance is a touring company that tour a dance theatre show for first dance audiences (8 years plus).   Also do Dance Development, which is a team of Dance Artists who work across Lancashire on strategic dance projects.

How Ludus Dance combine Dance and Film
National Computing Centre - 2004/5
The NCC initiated the ‘Our Video’ project to help support community groups using multimedia and the internet.   The project has produced the  ‘Our Video Toolkit’ which aims to support groups in creating, producing and distributing their own work.

AmbITion Re:connected – Litfest Case Study

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected  event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

Andy Darby from Litfest is now sharing how they are engaging audiences and making great digital content.

Litfest have built their own website.  Web development in cash terms cost £100.   In times of energy expended, time involved it’s cost a lot more.

Content they are working on:

Flax – publishing imprint of Lancaster Litfest.  Publishes short stories and poetry from some of the best writers living and working in the North West of England.

Very simple format – PDF.  Which suits their conservative users base.  There is a disconnect between how the writers feel valued because they have a ‘read’ publication versus a ‘print’ publication.

AmbITion Re:connected – Panel – What does your AmbITion-powered website do for your organisation?

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected  event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

Panel discussion featuring Millicent Jones from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO), Ruth Gould from DaDa (Disability and Deaf Arts) and David Leek and Stephen Freeman from New Wolsey Theatre (NWT).

Q: At the start of the project, Adrian worried that AmbITion would be about creating 15 websites.

What can the organisations just profiled share about what their new websites did for their organisations?

NWT: Everyone wanted their own space online and it’s been about integrating ideas into one manageable website.

DaDa:  on working with web developers.  Most have their own ideas about what the website should be.  Talk in ‘geek speak’ (paraphrased).  Ended up going with the company that made every thing clear and easy to understand.

Q: Question from Dave Moutrey of Cornerhouse in the audience asking about the issue of integration.  Is there a way to simplify things?

AmbITion Re:connected – New Wolsey Theatre Case Study

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected  event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

David Leek and Stephen Freeman from New Wolsey Theatre now share where their development journey with their new website is taking them.

New Wolsey Theatre Facts

Founded in 2000

Producing and receiving house in Ipswich, Suffolk

400 seat main house

100 seat studio

NWT produces Pulse Fringe Festival

Tours and collaborates

AmbITion Re:connected – DADA – previously known as North West Disability Arts Forum Case Study

This is a live blog of the AmbITion Re:connected  event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.  If you spot any errors or inaccuracies or would simply like to contribute to the conversation, leave us a comment!

Ruth Gould from DaDa, Disability and Deaf Arts – previously known as North West Disability Arts Forum now sharing about being involved in AmbITion.

Much work based around access and the different issues that disabled people face with accessing the arts.

Staff have various needs, profoundly deaf, visually impaired, learning disabled; all need different approaches for providing access.

New technologies would have a profound effect on access.

Had a website designed in 2001 but more of an electronic brochure.   Established DaDaFest – a disability & deaf arts annual festival with awards dinner and online voting.  Nothing national that achieves that.

All staff learnt on the job – reactive rather than proactive.

They have an impact;  13 million people have accessed their work through the media.